Kyoko Kirigiri

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Character
Name: Kanji: 霧切 響子
Katakana: キリギリ キョウコ
Hiragana: きりぎりきょうこ
Romaji: Kirigiri Kyōko
Latin Alphabet: Kyoko Kirigiri (Kyouko)
Occupation: High School Student
Relationships: Makoto Naegi (semi-canonical lover; alive)
Celestia Ludenberg (ally; former enemy by circumstance; deceased)
Byakuya Togami and Makoto Naegi (trio; all alive)
Fandom: Dangan Ronpa
Other: Talent: 超高校級の「探偵」lit. Super High School Level Detective
Official English Translation: The Ultimate Detective
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Kyoko Kirigiri is a student from Dangan Ronpa. She is a prominent character within the series and popular with fans. Kirigiri debuted in Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and survived The Mastermind's Killing Game, along with Makoto Naegi, Byakuya Togami, Aoi Asahina, Toko Fukawa and Yasuhiro Hagakure. She also played a significant role in Dangan Ronpa 3: End of Hope's Peak High School.

Canon Overview

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Kirigiri's birthday is October 6th. On Twitter and Pixiv, art tagged with #霧切響子生誕祭[year value] are commonly released on her birthday. More birthday tag listings can be found on Dangan Ronpa Birthday and Anniversary Tag List.

Popular Tropes & Fanon

  • Kirigiri Kyoko is so Done ‎
  • Lesbian!Kirigiri Kyoko
  • Mastermind!Kirigiri Kyoko ‎
  • Asexual!Kirigiri Kyoko ‎
  • Trans!Kirigiri Kyoko ‎
  • Top!Kirigiri Kyoko ‎
  • Kirigiri Kyoko Needs a Hug

All of the above are wrangled tags on Archive of Our Own. Other places where fandom lives may portray Kirigiri with one or all of these attributes. Trans Female is her most common trans interpretation.

Kirigiri is also popular for self-shipping works.

Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta

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Relationships

This is purposefully an incomplete list, as Kirigiri is shipped with much of Dangan Ronpa's cast. Please add any notable relationships in fanworks if they are missing.

In Kanji, Kirigiri is usually represented in a pairing names with 霧 (kiri). In Hiragana, ぎり (giri) is common.

The order seen should be what's most popular unless marked with "possibly." ENG portmanteaus are also subject to change. Relationships listed fall into GL, NL, BL, Poly, Combi or Cargo.

With... Full Label Type Portmanteau / Phrase Kanji Hiragana or Katakana Information
Makoto Naegi Kirigiri x Naegi NL Naegiri n/a ナエギリ (Naegiri), なえぎり (Naegiri) The ship is similar to the other popular Dangan Ronpa protagonist/partner pairings: Hinata x Nanami from Dangan Ronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and Akamatsu x Saihara from Dangan Ronpa V3: Killing Harmony.
Celestia Ludenberg Celeste x Kirigiri GL Celesgiri 霧セレ (Kirisere) きりせれ (Kirisere) It is the second-most popular F/F relationship in all of Trigger Happy Havoc fandom.
Togami & Naegi & Kirigiri Reasoning Trio Combi n/a 推論三人組 (Reasoning Trio) すいろんさんにんぐみ (Reasoning Trio) The polyship of Kirigiri x Maizono x Naegi is also common, labelled various things by both Japanese-speaking and English-speaking DR fandom.
Sayaka ‎Maizono Kirigiri x Maizono GL Kirizono 舞霧 (Maigiri) まいぎり (Maigiri) (Seen on its page.)
Aoi Asahina Asahina x Kirigiri GL Kirihina n/a n/a (Seen on its page.)
Shuichi ‎Saihara Kirigiri & Saihara Combi Saigiri n/a n/a Both are considered to be ultimate detectives. Saihara's previous personality implied he liked Kirigiri's performance in DR1-DR3.
Byakuya Togami Kirigiri x Togami NL Togiri n/a n/a (Seen on its page.)
Mukuro Ikusaba Ikusaba x Kirigiri GL Mukugiri n/a n/a (Seen on its page.)
Junko Enoshima Enoshima x Kirigiri GL Enogiri n/a n/a Shippers may describe this pairing is toxic yuri. It appears to be more common in English DR fandom than Japanese DR fandom.
Jin Kirigiri Jin & Kyoko Combi n/a n/a n/a Jin is Kyoko's father. Canonically, Kyoko does not like him and Jin is incredibly distant.
Nagito Komaeda Kirigiri & Komaeda Combi n/a n/a n/a They frequently run into each other throughout the series, though canonically interact very little.
Makoto Naegi; Mukuro Ikusaba Ikusaba x Kirigiri x Naegi Poly Naekugiri n/a n/a Adds Ikusaba into Kirigiri x Naegi, Naegi into Ikusaba x Kirigiri, or Kirigiri into Ikusaba x Naegi. All are popular pairings in their own right.
a cup noodle Kirigiri/Cup Noodle Cargo Kirinoodle n/a n/a The sprite of her with a cup noodle on her head after landing in the dumpster is iconic.
Chiaki Nanami; Kaede Akamatsu Dangan Ronpa Heroines Combi Kirinamimatsu n/a n/a These three are considered to be Dangan Ronpa's heroines. Some fanworks with this premise may add Sayaka Maizono into the mix.
Makoto Naegi; Sayaka Maizono Kirigiri x Maizono x Naegi Poly Naegirizono 舞苗霧 (Mainaegiri) まいなえきり(Mainaegiri) Includes Kirigiri in Maizono x Naegi, Maizono in Kirigiri x Naegi, or Naegi in Kirigiri x Maizono.
Sayaka Maizono Kirigiri & Maizono Combi Dangan Ronpa Double Heroines n/a ダンロン・ダブルヒロイン (Dangron Double Heroine) & だんろんだぶるひろいん (Dangron Double Heroine) May be drawn together in fanart. Their dynamic of both being suitors to Naegi may be explored in fanworks.

Example/Notable Fanac

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References/Further Reading